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and the health care and how they plan on cutting medicare part d? i believe hiv/aids has come a long way. since 1980 but now that they cut medicare part d1 is your take on that? >> guest: hiv/aids patients care is a microcosm. medicare part d is not being cut said two different bills add additional money for pharmaceutical drug coverage but why would they qualify if they are on disability under 65. what is fascinating the science has reached the point* we are able to keep people remarkably healthy and turn it from a deadly acute illness from a chronic one into one that people can be healthy and live on. but because of the inability to get insurance coverage if you are self-employed or needing to get individual coverage, the pre-existing conditions make it so patients can get coverage. the only way is if they actually filed for disability and no longer work anymore because of their illness. they don't get treatment then they get ill and file for disability then we are in the roundabout where we've lost the productivity where science is able to help t
and the health care and how they plan on cutting medicare part d? i believe hiv/aids has come a long way. since 1980 but now that they cut medicare part d1 is your take on that? >> guest: hiv/aids patients care is a microcosm. medicare part d is not being cut said two different bills add additional money for pharmaceutical drug coverage but why would they qualify if they are on disability under 65. what is fascinating the science has reached the point* we are able to keep people...
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of what point when we have a serious conversation by medicare and long-term liability? we will not agree all the time in getting it done. i am committed to doing it. i've already gone over time. i will be happy to take your question of line. you can give me a call. thank you everybody. a [applause] god bless the united states of america. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ñi ♪ [playing patriotic music] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ çó ♪ ♪Ñi ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing "this land is your land"] >> after their meeting with the president, republican leaders spoke to reporters. we will here from john boehner, eric cantor, and mike pense. this is 10 minutes. >> while we are pleased that the president accepted our invitation and came to the baltimore today to have a dialogue with our members. i thought that the dialogue went very well. a lot of discussion about the solutions that we have offered to the administration and to our democratic colleagues all year, and the
of what point when we have a serious conversation by medicare and long-term liability? we will not agree all the time in getting it done. i am committed to doing it. i've already gone over time. i will be happy to take your question of line. you can give me a call. thank you everybody. a [applause] god bless the united states of america. ♪ [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Ñi ♪...
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medicare part d is not being cut. the two different bills add additional money for pharmaceutical drug coverage but why would an hiv or aids patient qualify for aids care it would be if they were on disability primarily for those under 65. what's fascinating of our science to treat hiv and aids where we're able to keep people remarkably healthy. we turned it from a deadly acute illness into a chronic one that people can be healthy with. and live on with. but because of the inability to get insurance coverage especially if you're self-employed or needing to get an individual coverage, the preexisting conditions make it so these patients can't get coverage. the only way they get coverage is if they actually file for disability and no longer work anymore because of their illness. so they don't get treatment. they do get ill. they then file for disability and we're now into this roundabout where we lost the productivity of a significant part of the population where our science is able to help them. the prospect of this he
medicare part d is not being cut. the two different bills add additional money for pharmaceutical drug coverage but why would an hiv or aids patient qualify for aids care it would be if they were on disability primarily for those under 65. what's fascinating of our science to treat hiv and aids where we're able to keep people remarkably healthy. we turned it from a deadly acute illness into a chronic one that people can be healthy with. and live on with. but because of the inability to get...
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medicare advantage is a private program. they do not see themselves as a direct recipients. >> how can that be? [laughter] Ñi>> when the medicare point -- plan was set up, it tried to preserve the professional autonomy of doctors and hospitals and people view it that way. >> is a wonder. >> go ahead. >> i am mr. kaplan. no mention has been made of the employer-employee relationship and so much of the medical costs are the employee having an exclusion from income of the cost of plans paid by the employer. now at one time, these costs paid by the employer or taxes. -- were taxes. back in world war ii, when there was great price control and a shortage of labor, great pressure was put on the internal revenue service to come out with a ruling which excluded this from income. it was rather strange. because if the employer paid for your food or your clothing, that would all be taxed. but health care was taken out. that was a way of really attracting more labor back into the market. now what do you think the impact on costs would b
medicare advantage is a private program. they do not see themselves as a direct recipients. >> how can that be? [laughter] Ñi>> when the medicare point -- plan was set up, it tried to preserve the professional autonomy of doctors and hospitals and people view it that way. >> is a wonder. >> go ahead. >> i am mr. kaplan. no mention has been made of the employer-employee relationship and so much of the medical costs are the employee having an exclusion from income...
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by medicare, since medicare pays less, they'll get less money. it's also slippery slope. i think there's a concern that it could mor much into a signal. it's natural. i think medicare have been an very effective influence program. i like the idea of more people being able to take advantage of it. i don't think this is going anywhere. they drop -- they planted this idea. it's just -- there seems to be too much opposition. i don't think it's going to be in the final compromise. but we'll see. with regard to the employees, they favored the clinton bill, then they changed their mind about it. you mentioned ideology, the best answer that i have is entrepreneurs don't generally tend to like the idea of government involvement in anything. on the surface, you think they'd like to get out. >> i can tell you we do a meeting once a year, 100 ceos, large companies, different industries. we had a group of them in washington a month ago. two things were clear. there was enormous efforts to reduce health care cost. many of them had served on various panels for the business round table e
by medicare, since medicare pays less, they'll get less money. it's also slippery slope. i think there's a concern that it could mor much into a signal. it's natural. i think medicare have been an very effective influence program. i like the idea of more people being able to take advantage of it. i don't think this is going anywhere. they drop -- they planted this idea. it's just -- there seems to be too much opposition. i don't think it's going to be in the final compromise. but we'll see....
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nobody takes medicare away in this bill. anything you get from this program does not impact your eligibility. that was big. we did not want to go into this poverty model to get with you are paid on your paycheck for. we went that route. if you have four or five adls, you will be at the minimum. >> this page before medicare pays. that is what is fair and works for you. they're still providing q approved over your head -- providing a roof over your head. the second piece is if you access medicaid and you wind up using it and the package of options really includes the tougher things come up those are the big ones. -- assisted technology, transportation, personal assistance. you still need $1,500 to do other things in your house. whatever your acute bonus injury is, this is on top of it. that is how we try to leave this. the last beasley tried to do is swear senator kennedy had been all wrong. this was never meant to put certain people out of business. we did a lot of exploration as to where this has been our of the last few yea
nobody takes medicare away in this bill. anything you get from this program does not impact your eligibility. that was big. we did not want to go into this poverty model to get with you are paid on your paycheck for. we went that route. if you have four or five adls, you will be at the minimum. >> this page before medicare pays. that is what is fair and works for you. they're still providing q approved over your head -- providing a roof over your head. the second piece is if you access...
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go. >> they want medicare advantage, most seniors. aarp said medigap. the premium does the same thing, fills in the blank that medicare leaves. but it's more expensive in terms of the premium. so those people who are opposed to obama care are suggesting that what aarp did was a play to enrich their coffers from their insurance industry. but i think that more importantly, this is the biggest political phenomenon -- >> 15 seconds. >> the populous rage that has now caused dorgan in north dakota and dodd in connecticut to say they're retiring, i think that is the biggest political story right now, the first quarter of 2010. after that i think how that plays out will be how the futures of the parties are determined. >> we come right back, glenn beck has a special announcement about the bold fresh tour. he'll talk about his critics. also ahead, elvis' 75th birthday. we have a tribute moments away. >>> i'm bill o'reilly. the very controversial glenn beck is out of the country right now at an undisclosed location. i know where he is, but even if you water board
go. >> they want medicare advantage, most seniors. aarp said medigap. the premium does the same thing, fills in the blank that medicare leaves. but it's more expensive in terms of the premium. so those people who are opposed to obama care are suggesting that what aarp did was a play to enrich their coffers from their insurance industry. but i think that more importantly, this is the biggest political phenomenon -- >> 15 seconds. >> the populous rage that has now caused dorgan...
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almost all of our pay comes from medicaid and medicare. and so we are dependent on the public payers, what they pay is what we get. that's not the way traditional supply and demand works. we are in a very different world than a lot of the other parts of the health sector. secondly, our framework argues that we have to recognize long-term care work force as a distinct, but related part of the health sector. because every time we work on health care reform, health care work force reform, the eye goes toward hospital and ambulatory and primary work force, the long-term work force for the most part has been an afterthought and we have to and we're beginning to see this with the elder care work force alliance, but specific attention needs to be paid to this long-term work force if we are going to develop this over the next 20 years, particularly with the aging of the baby boomers, where we're really going to see some significant more demand in the future. the third is we have to be responding to new philosophies and models of care. we cannot do
almost all of our pay comes from medicaid and medicare. and so we are dependent on the public payers, what they pay is what we get. that's not the way traditional supply and demand works. we are in a very different world than a lot of the other parts of the health sector. secondly, our framework argues that we have to recognize long-term care work force as a distinct, but related part of the health sector. because every time we work on health care reform, health care work force reform, the eye...
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managed care or medicare advantage expenditures for medicare increased 21.3% in 2008. and although this is a higher growth rate than fee-for-service it accounts for a much smaller share of total medicare spending. and most of this growth was due to growth and enrollment. enrollment in medicare advantage grew 13.6%. when you look at per enrollee spending figures, actually medicare advantage increases only 6.8%, and that's compared to 5.8% of overall medicare spending per enrollee. looking at medicaid expenditures now, you can also see it decelerated from 6.1% in 2007 to this was the slowest rate of growth since 199 with the exception of 2006 when part d was implemented. the 2008 deceleration was driven by a deceleration in hospital spending, and also due to budgetary challenges that were faced by several states that resulted in reduced medicaid payments to providers. in addition, in part due to the american reinvestment and recovery act, a temporary chiang in f map percentages caused a decline in$e state and local portionç of medicaid. while the federal portion accele
managed care or medicare advantage expenditures for medicare increased 21.3% in 2008. and although this is a higher growth rate than fee-for-service it accounts for a much smaller share of total medicare spending. and most of this growth was due to growth and enrollment. enrollment in medicare advantage grew 13.6%. when you look at per enrollee spending figures, actually medicare advantage increases only 6.8%, and that's compared to 5.8% of overall medicare spending per enrollee. looking at...
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medicare down. many of those that boat are in favor of medicare. in -- with medicaid, there are probably fewer voters. >> i kind of like the mixture of having germany. they always feel it is a horrible system. they have been engaged in constant reform. it was a good system and it is still a good system di. that is actually a very nice match. in the u.s., where 20% of the people in medicaid pay for 40% of the births. 90 percent of the public system and 10% in the private system, that works for me. >> americans believe that doctors can do anything. >> that is next. >>[applause] >> we will take a 15 minute break and then we will return and talk about making policy. >> coming next on c-span, america and the courts but two interviews. following that, a look at 2010' s senate races and pulling. >> tomorrow, on washington journal, flint levirate, charlie cook and stu rothenberg and the daniel erickson. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week ron baxter od bexts guses internet
medicare down. many of those that boat are in favor of medicare. in -- with medicaid, there are probably fewer voters. >> i kind of like the mixture of having germany. they always feel it is a horrible system. they have been engaged in constant reform. it was a good system and it is still a good system di. that is actually a very nice match. in the u.s., where 20% of the people in medicaid pay for 40% of the births. 90 percent of the public system and 10% in the private system, that works...
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we have a lot of seniors on medicare advantage. for quite some time, medicare services in benton county and throughout the valley, it is an hard for the doctors to get adequate reimbursement in order to be able to see seniors. çour reimbursement, if you compare it to other parts of the country because of the system that pays on the basis of volume rather than quality, many areas are -- our reimbursement is half what it would be in high-cost areas. çso, in the legislation, the senate bill, i was able to get a measure included to get changes in net. under the measure i included, good, quality plans and medicare advantage plans that hold costs down would be eligible for extra reimbursement. in case somebody wonders is this a special deal for organic, this will help or again -- this will help oregon, but it will also help the entireç country becaue of instead of rewarding medicare providers for being inefficient, it will reward them for holding costs down. boosting the effort against fraud is absolutely key, as the question sugge
we have a lot of seniors on medicare advantage. for quite some time, medicare services in benton county and throughout the valley, it is an hard for the doctors to get adequate reimbursement in order to be able to see seniors. çour reimbursement, if you compare it to other parts of the country because of the system that pays on the basis of volume rather than quality, many areas are -- our reimbursement is half what it would be in high-cost areas. çso, in the legislation, the senate bill, i...
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the medicare advantage program, the medicare part "d" program and those in the netherlands and switzerland and arguably in germany, also exchanged -- contain elements of health insurance exchange. the connecticut business and industry association represented here by mr. vogel today represents a successful private purchasing cooperative. while each of these models can be called an exchange, they are, in fact, quite different. indeed, the models represented by the house and senate bills are different in very significant ways. the focus of my paper and my brief presentation this morning is how the house and senate bills differ and which model is most likely to result in the most likely to result in the exchange first, quickly, why do we need an exchange? what we expected to accomplish? the exchange is intended to play a number of roles in health care reform. sarah briefly went over this, but let me do it again. is if acted to be the locust of competition. it is hoped the exchange will focus competition on price and quality rather than on at risk avoidance, thus making health insurance more af
the medicare advantage program, the medicare part "d" program and those in the netherlands and switzerland and arguably in germany, also exchanged -- contain elements of health insurance exchange. the connecticut business and industry association represented here by mr. vogel today represents a successful private purchasing cooperative. while each of these models can be called an exchange, they are, in fact, quite different. indeed, the models represented by the house and senate bills...
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of medicare. whereas medicaid is for a group where there are probably fewer voters. that is one consequence why medicaid payments have lagged far behind even medicare. >> germans are always so critical of the system. they have a terrific system. the last 20 years they have been engaged in constant reform. i think that they have made their system better. the mix that you have now with about 10% with private interests are the most wealthy people. that is a nice match. in the u.s. we have maybe 20% on medicaid, although it pays for 40% of the births -- there's not enough public support to sustain that at a good quality. that mixture would work for me. >> i was surprised by this question that a lot of americans believe that the doctors can do everything. have you ever checked this fact against the sample of doctors? >> and that is next. >> thank you. [applause] >> think you, panelists. we will take a 15 minute break and then reconvene to talk about making policy. >> federal reserve catcher ben bernank
of medicare. whereas medicaid is for a group where there are probably fewer voters. that is one consequence why medicaid payments have lagged far behind even medicare. >> germans are always so critical of the system. they have a terrific system. the last 20 years they have been engaged in constant reform. i think that they have made their system better. the mix that you have now with about 10% with private interests are the most wealthy people. that is a nice match. in the u.s. we have...
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how to make medicare at a fee. host: banks, we will go at this point because we will have an hour-long later on health care. today concerning the senate, your view, the independent line from anderson, indiana. caller: it is truly disgusting after the display of the health care fiasco you have seen. the conservative an element is tearing up the fabric of democracy. after watching the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings you have a 99 white guys who question people's patriotism if they have any anglo-saxon heritage and any pride in it. but that we were supposed to be a melting pot. with this conservative movement with the next retiring justice -- barack obama will feel somewhat reluctant to appoint anyone but a white person. i know he does not have the gumption to elect a black person. we have seen how he has kowtowed to pressure from the racist, radical right. the senate itself is being used as a mechanism to make a mockery of democracy lately. the senators hold out for special gift for health care. host: thanks fo
how to make medicare at a fee. host: banks, we will go at this point because we will have an hour-long later on health care. today concerning the senate, your view, the independent line from anderson, indiana. caller: it is truly disgusting after the display of the health care fiasco you have seen. the conservative an element is tearing up the fabric of democracy. after watching the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings you have a 99 white guys who question people's patriotism if they have any...
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for medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers going to come from with the ever- increasing cost? i will be happy to take my comments off the air. guest: with regard to state medicaid and cost, all those would be made newly eligible for the program through the reform. they would be enrolled in the states, but states would receive very high matching rates. so the government would be internalizing the vast majority of the cost associated with those newly-eligible individuals coming into the medicaid program. . once the culture of the community changes in terms of
for medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers going...
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it is a very exciting initiative, ranking right up there with medicare. it is a caucus -- [unintelligible] we hear how they would prefer to go forward. but we will go forward. >> the message seems to be that they want to go in a more moderate direction. >> we have a responsibility to find common ground. 1/3 of the congress participated in those hearings in a bipartisan way. in many cases, some of the republican amendments were adopted. that made it clear that they are not for health care reform. we are. that is the extent that we can find our common ground between those two differences. it remains to be seen. the message from massachusetts is one that we have been hearing for a while about health care reform. it is really important -- and let me say this. as a former chair of the democratic party, i know that elections have an after-action review. there are many factors that contribute to the most votes. many people will be analyzing that for a while. there are times that there are as -- is public unease. let me just say that president obama, one year ago
it is a very exciting initiative, ranking right up there with medicare. it is a caucus -- [unintelligible] we hear how they would prefer to go forward. but we will go forward. >> the message seems to be that they want to go in a more moderate direction. >> we have a responsibility to find common ground. 1/3 of the congress participated in those hearings in a bipartisan way. in many cases, some of the republican amendments were adopted. that made it clear that they are not for health...
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they're more, i don't think they believe medicare part d was a good bill. if they did, granting them the premise, they were dead right on how they did it. it is a lesson democrats should learn. >> i want to ask each of you -- i think that -- passing this bill probably is the biggest political impediment on capitol hill are those in the more moderate or conservative districts, the, so called blue dogs. i don't mean to suggest they're the only impediment, they're -- there are folks on left and right who have concerns about the process that we thought is the pathway to get this done. i think at the end of the day, it is the blue dogs going to be the last and probably the most difficult to come over and vote for this bill. assess their interests and how you would speak to those interests. so, i don't know who wants to go first on that one. >> well, obviously, the number one issue for the blue dogs, other than surviving in november, they're -- the substantive issue for them on health reform is bending the curve by a margin. and some way out of the -- the fiscal
they're more, i don't think they believe medicare part d was a good bill. if they did, granting them the premise, they were dead right on how they did it. it is a lesson democrats should learn. >> i want to ask each of you -- i think that -- passing this bill probably is the biggest political impediment on capitol hill are those in the more moderate or conservative districts, the, so called blue dogs. i don't mean to suggest they're the only impediment, they're -- there are folks on left...
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we talk about the medicare cuts. a lot of people do not understand that when the medicare bills were written decades ago, many of the health care opportunities that we currently have are not even a part of medicare. they are costing patients hundreds of millions of dollars. they're costing the united states government hundreds of millions of dollars. because i am a respiratory therapist, i will speak directly to that profession. we all know that lung disease is the fourth leading cause of all medical diagnoses. when you look at the reimbursement of medicare on those types of patients, a respiratory therapist cannot provide care to a health care -- of home care or nursing home patient because our services are not reimbursed. only the services of a physician or nurse. i have been a therapist for 25 years. if i go teach a smoking cessation class to chronic pulmonary disease patients, i am not reimbursed by medicare. not only is there an issue of medicare spending and cuts, where there are cost-saving ideas, they are wip
we talk about the medicare cuts. a lot of people do not understand that when the medicare bills were written decades ago, many of the health care opportunities that we currently have are not even a part of medicare. they are costing patients hundreds of millions of dollars. they're costing the united states government hundreds of millions of dollars. because i am a respiratory therapist, i will speak directly to that profession. we all know that lung disease is the fourth leading cause of all...
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and medicare. people are worried about and no one is talking about. that is what the tea party is all about -- leave social security alone and leave medicare alone and if democrats tried to protect the -- protected, maybe they will keep the seats. but when they keep threatening $500 billion for medicare, 20 million illegal immigrants to get the jobs, they will let a problem. host: are you involved with the tea party or watching from the sidelines? caller: just watching from the sidelines but understand our point. to many people doing our jobs -- nobody wants to talk about illegal immigration. the president is turning his back on it and people are fed up, especially when they talk about social security and medicare. i am a baby boomer. my wife will be caught -- retire pretty soon. we are waiting for this and a lot of people feel the same way. host: doris is watching us from chicago on the democrats' line. caller: he did not mention anything about a 40,000 people who die every year who did not have health insurance. massachusetts told the people of the
and medicare. people are worried about and no one is talking about. that is what the tea party is all about -- leave social security alone and leave medicare alone and if democrats tried to protect the -- protected, maybe they will keep the seats. but when they keep threatening $500 billion for medicare, 20 million illegal immigrants to get the jobs, they will let a problem. host: are you involved with the tea party or watching from the sidelines? caller: just watching from the sidelines but...
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did in medicare spending. under current law, doctors that treat the elder would face a 21% cut. so they simply removed it from the reform bill. >> biggest hole in the financing is the fact that they have left out. >> reducing the deficit to making it worse because the doc fix would cost some $210 billion. congress has to fix it anyway, so the house passed it but added to the deficit. >> how will that be financed or will it be financed? that is an open question. >> reporter: cuts to doctors and early attempt to cutting medicare spending never took place why critics are skeptical. as the new ri forms kick in, medicare goes into huge financial trouble as babyboomers retire. this may be the worst time to roll the deficit zblool. >> julie: it was a new year's kiss one man in texas will never wipe off. police are stumped for a motive why a woman bit off her boyfriend's lip during a new year's eve kiss. dallas police say 41-year-old woman chomped on her boyfriend's lip tearing it off his face. the man called 911 for
did in medicare spending. under current law, doctors that treat the elder would face a 21% cut. so they simply removed it from the reform bill. >> biggest hole in the financing is the fact that they have left out. >> reducing the deficit to making it worse because the doc fix would cost some $210 billion. congress has to fix it anyway, so the house passed it but added to the deficit. >> how will that be financed or will it be financed? that is an open question. >>...
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i could be on medicare, but i chose not to do it. i've been with the va since i got out of the service in 1971. but why are all of these tests being run? and i know it costs money. host: thank you. in fact, testing has been a regular theme of your story here is 1 "new yorker" article with the headline, "testing, testing." guest: your caller hit the button on one of the issues driving the process, the malpractice system, which is driven in ways -- let me give you an example -- headaches. one community tried to look at how many ct scans and cedar rapids, iowa, they were doing for people. they did 50,000 cds dance for a population of 300,000 people a year. all of us know this is not necessary. 10,000 of them were for had ct scans, and only a tiny number of some of it was fear of malpractice suits. more significant part of it is that we have not really established what our process is, our appropriate guideline for care for handling the headaches so we can do it the right way, so we have tens of thousands of unnecessary ct scans causing m
i could be on medicare, but i chose not to do it. i've been with the va since i got out of the service in 1971. but why are all of these tests being run? and i know it costs money. host: thank you. in fact, testing has been a regular theme of your story here is 1 "new yorker" article with the headline, "testing, testing." guest: your caller hit the button on one of the issues driving the process, the malpractice system, which is driven in ways -- let me give you an example...
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medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops. how much does it cost. in terms of medians, there is a factor of five, the difference between the two. about $5,000 per month for non- institutional care services. the indians cannot tell the whole story. on this -- medians do not tell the whole story. this shows that base and long- term health services are almost always less expensive than nursing-home services. nursing-home services hardly ever cost less than $3,500 per month. 87% of non-institutional long- term care services cost less than $3,500 a month. these are two very different populations. they are v
medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops....
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we can't add any more people to our medicaid and medicare plans. mr. gingrey: some of the teachers in the great volunteer state are having to take furloughs and leaves of absences and that kind of thing. mr. roe: we are in the 1940's in education. here is another unfunded mandate that comes to the state and nebraska, the people in nebraska don't have to pay for that. the people of texas do, the people of ohio do, the people of california do, the people of maine do. and this is something that should not be there. when the sun shines on this, this will not happen. that's why it is extremely important for the sun to shine on this process. and you mentioned a moment ago, when you peel the onion back and i have read the house bill and not read the senate bill, if you look at the aarp, there will be an insurance exchangeon this insurance exchange if a company trades on there and this is a private company, the c.e.o. will be limited to a $500,000 salary that is tax deductible. that's fine. if you pay more than that, you have to pay corporate taxes of 35%, plu
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it is right alongside such security and medicare. -- social security and medicare. >> in number of moderates have said [inaudible] what changes are critical? >> we want our final product to ensure affordability to the middle cows, accountability for the insurance companies, and by lowering costs for every stage. those of the standards that we have. >> [inaudible] >> i prefer to call and the public's options. we want to increase competition. there are ways to do that. we look forward to having those discussions as to reconcile the bill. unless the whole the insurance counties -- companies accountability, we will not have affordability for the middle class. we need to end discrimination on the basis of pre-existing conditions, to cap payments and co-payments. it is about affordability. that is essential to accessibility. we will have what we need to hold the insurance companies accountable. i contend that whatever we have coming out of this bill, we will hold them accountable. there will be crying out. -- they will be crying out. >> [inaudible] right now there has been a ping- pong. any respon
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>> i think we could do better on medicare and medicaid fraud. there is a fraud. there are providers who bill for people. patience they never saw. and that we could put more resources behind that that was then the clinton administration when donna shalala was the secretary she put a lot of effort into the fraud and payoffs and then it slipped behind it makes doctors very uncomfortable but it's quite important. >> 60 minutes dustin work on that important topic in the public space. but i think we are coming off on just about one hour here. i think we are done. thank you so much. [applause] ladies and gentlemen over the last two days we have commented on the fact over the past year the global financial crisis has generated consensus here and abroad to increase government spending of the last year or so was quite necessary to deal with some very severe long-term consequences government responses and so the point was too little attention was given to the long-term fiscal consequences of programs to deal with them all down of the last year or so, so i hope we have dealt
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that is the kind of reform we are proposing for medicare. [applause] >> as i said before, this is entirely a legitimate proposal. the problem is two-fold. one is that depending on how it is structured, if recipients are suddenly getting a plan that has the reimbursement rates going like this but health care costs are still going up like that, then over time, the way we are saving money is essentially by capping what they are getting relative to their costs. i just want to point out -- this brings me to my second problem. will made a very modest proposal as part of our package, our health care reform package, to eliminate the subsidies for medicare advantage, we were attacked across the board by many in your andaisle for slashing medicaid. we will start cutting benefits for seniors, that was the senior. -- the story. it scared the dickens out of a lot of seniors. look. here is my point. if the main question is going to be what do we do about medicare costs, any proposal that paul makes will be made actually from the perspective of those they
that is the kind of reform we are proposing for medicare. [applause] >> as i said before, this is entirely a legitimate proposal. the problem is two-fold. one is that depending on how it is structured, if recipients are suddenly getting a plan that has the reimbursement rates going like this but health care costs are still going up like that, then over time, the way we are saving money is essentially by capping what they are getting relative to their costs. i just want to point out --...
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if there had been a distinction made because of the volume of potential medicare recipients or poverty level or something involving health care in nebraska that was different, then that would be a different story on the constitutionality. that is what many states in the national legislation are not alter the say because there are distinctions and many times there is horse trading that goes on as we all know. there's always a reason given buried there is no reason given here except for the one i have recited and that is one we see as unconstitutional and is likely seen as many as a symbol of the excess as of the culture of corruption and excessive spending and fiscal irresponsibility in the congress. that is not addressed in this letter. what this letter addresses is the constitutionality of that one provision after we wrote the letter, the next day which was thursday, december 31, i received a telephone call from senator gramm saying that he had received a telephone call from senator ben nelson asking him to call the dogs of. senator graham suggested to senator nelson that he call me.
if there had been a distinction made because of the volume of potential medicare recipients or poverty level or something involving health care in nebraska that was different, then that would be a different story on the constitutionality. that is what many states in the national legislation are not alter the say because there are distinctions and many times there is horse trading that goes on as we all know. there's always a reason given buried there is no reason given here except for the one i...
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we need to move forward in terms of other reforms in medicare to make sure we extend the life of medicare, going forward. also, as part of this reform, we close the doughnut hole in the prescription drug care program. host: on the democratic line. laurel, maryland. caller: i am a democrat and i am satisfied with what the president is trying to do. what i want oall of our representatives to remind people is the budget before him did not have the love of the wars for the double you are talking about they keep on talking about cuts in the budget. they are not even adding that picture money. i was for the public option. i have a pre-existing condition, lupus. i had to have a kidney transplant. no, i am not dependent on medicaid, but i also have bluecross blueshield. these people that have medicaid, medicare, and they do not want to help anybody else that is the point i want to get over -- that is the point i cannot get over. guest: with respect to medicare, it has been a very successful program. it has kept millions of seniors from falling into poverty. we need to do everything we can to pres
we need to move forward in terms of other reforms in medicare to make sure we extend the life of medicare, going forward. also, as part of this reform, we close the doughnut hole in the prescription drug care program. host: on the democratic line. laurel, maryland. caller: i am a democrat and i am satisfied with what the president is trying to do. what i want oall of our representatives to remind people is the budget before him did not have the love of the wars for the double you are talking...
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medicare may be not the best in the world. the british -- the bush administration did not do nothing. >> let me answer your first comment. i practice medicine 6:00 the morning until 9:00. >> that is not good. >> the problems we have should take a full-time senator. >> let me tell you something, i worked 20 more hours than you do a week. if i practiced three hours of medicine on my own time, when you are in bed, that should not be a problem with you. [applause] this is the thing about me practicing medicine. the positive thing about me practicing medicine is that it to reconnect me with real people, not politicians and lobbyists. [applause] and i get to see real problems of real people that i get in my mind. so when i am in washington, it is not an esoteric. it is about real people. one of the things that our founders thought and believed and wrote was that we ought to have a citizen legislators, not a career professional legislators. [applause] as to your second point, bush did not create the oil industry problems. >> [unintel
medicare may be not the best in the world. the british -- the bush administration did not do nothing. >> let me answer your first comment. i practice medicine 6:00 the morning until 9:00. >> that is not good. >> the problems we have should take a full-time senator. >> let me tell you something, i worked 20 more hours than you do a week. if i practiced three hours of medicine on my own time, when you are in bed, that should not be a problem with you. [applause] this is...
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medicare people are going to have the medicare money cut, the pot that's available for medicare is being cut marketedly so there's going to be more rationing of care. it's going to be worse. i as a doctor am already regulated and told whoky put in the hospital and how long they can stay there. that's going to get a whole lot worse. so the going to affect the quality of care. so the american people need to understand the cost of your health insurance is going up. the quality of care that your doctor is give you is going down. marketedly going down. and you're going to be mandated -- markedly going down. so it's going to be disastrous for everybody. i yield back. mr. garrett: i thank the gentleman for laying it out so clearly to us. you know, i will yield in just one moment to the gentleman from utah, but before that i think i'll be yielding to the gentleman from texas, will had i be yielding to the gentleman from texas? yes. because at the beginning of this hour i promised that we would bring periodic updates as to how this very important vote is occurring in the state of massachusetts. t
medicare people are going to have the medicare money cut, the pot that's available for medicare is being cut marketedly so there's going to be more rationing of care. it's going to be worse. i as a doctor am already regulated and told whoky put in the hospital and how long they can stay there. that's going to get a whole lot worse. so the going to affect the quality of care. so the american people need to understand the cost of your health insurance is going up. the quality of care that your...
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medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops. how much does it cost. in terms of medians, there is a factor of five, the difference between the two. about $5,000 per month for non- institutional care services. the indians cannot tell the whole story. on this -- medians do not tell the whole story. this shows that base and long- term health services are almost always less expensive than nursing-home services. nursing-home services hardly ever cost less than $3,500 per month. 87% of non-institutional long- term care services cost less than $3,500 a month. these are two very different populations. they are v
medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops....
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that is the kind of reform we are proposing for medicare. [applause] >> as i said before, this is entirely a legitimate proposal. the problem is two-fold. one is that depending on how it is structured, if recipients are suddenly getting a plan that has the reimbursement rates going like this but health care costs are still going up like that, then over time, the way we are saving money is essentially by capping what they are getting relative to their costs. i just want to point out -- this brings me to my second problem. will made a very modest proposal as part of our package, our health care reform package, to eliminate the subsidies for medicare advantage, we were attacked across the board by many in your andaisle for slashing medicaid. we will start cutting benefits for seniors, that was the senior. -- the story. it scared the dickens out of a lot of seniors. look. here is my point. if the main question is going to be what do we do about medicare costs, any proposal that paul makes will be made actually from the perspective of those they
that is the kind of reform we are proposing for medicare. [applause] >> as i said before, this is entirely a legitimate proposal. the problem is two-fold. one is that depending on how it is structured, if recipients are suddenly getting a plan that has the reimbursement rates going like this but health care costs are still going up like that, then over time, the way we are saving money is essentially by capping what they are getting relative to their costs. i just want to point out --...
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>> medicare. >> yes! >> they all have supplemental. >> but the reason, what weaver seen with the remarkable dynamic is that the people that have government healthcare, the elderly are most concerned about the reform precise because they're happy. >> because the president proposed to cut 1/2 billion dollars. it was the only way he could pay for example tending the coverage to people that don't want it. >> and individualism and freedom demagogues the cuts the heck out of melt care. they stood up and said read the republican party. our state ronald reagan said it would usher in the error of med sane. >> it was voted on with bipartisan support. i think there were only 30 democrats in the senate. >> tell me this. would you tell me today's republican party would vote for medicare would it not be in place right now. >> you honestly think it would get that many votes right now? >> but it also got a large number of votes in the house. >> the idea the republican party somehow put through it's body in front of healt
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medicare pays between 80% and 90% of the costs. and the rest of the costs are shifted to private health insurers, meaning people out in private businesses are actually getting taxed again. and what congressman thompson was talking about, another thing that's left out this particular plan that's really unfair is that you're not even putting in the so-called doctor fix. now, let me explain that to the viewing public out there that there is in 1997 there was a plan, a bill passed here called the sustainable growth rate, how medicare pays the physicians. and what happened was that there was supposed to be cuts every year. and this year there was supposed to be a 21% cut to physicians, which if that happens, nobody's going to be able to see a medicare patient. and that's not even in here. it's over a $200 billion price tag that's not even listed in this current $1 trillion price tag. mr. akin: will the gentleman yield for a question? so that statistic -- mr. thompson: will the gentleman yield for a question? so that statistic, that reim
medicare pays between 80% and 90% of the costs. and the rest of the costs are shifted to private health insurers, meaning people out in private businesses are actually getting taxed again. and what congressman thompson was talking about, another thing that's left out this particular plan that's really unfair is that you're not even putting in the so-called doctor fix. now, let me explain that to the viewing public out there that there is in 1997 there was a plan, a bill passed here called the...
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part of that is through medicare cuts. half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts. and there are a lot of physicians today that do not accept medical assistance patients or medicare pishts today and it's all economic -- patients today and it's all economics. medical assistance pace 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar and medicare pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost. just recently one of the facilities that president obama lifted up as a bright shining example of what we could do for health care reform, the mayo clinic, their operations in arizona decided, announced they were no longer taking medicare payment. which meant if you're an older adult and you're going to a facility that doesn't accept medicare, you have to pay out of pocket, you have to have some other provisions. and so these cuts that we've piled on top with medicare just add insult to injury and my diagnosis for either of the house and the senate democratic bills are fewer doctors and fewer hospitals. the most doctors in pennsylvania, the average doctor is over 50 years of nage pennsyl
part of that is through medicare cuts. half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts. and there are a lot of physicians today that do not accept medical assistance patients or medicare pishts today and it's all economic -- patients today and it's all economics. medical assistance pace 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar and medicare pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost. just recently one of the facilities that president obama lifted up as a bright shining example of what we could do...
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part d are doing something with medicare part d. hiv and aids have come a long way since the 1980's. but now that they are cutting medicare part d, what is your take on that? thank you. guest: the h.i.v.-aids patient care is a nice microcosm for thinking about what is happening in corporate medicare part -- what is happening in care. but why wouldn't hiv or aids patient qualify for medicare -- would and hiv or aids patient qualify for medicare, given that they are on disability for the most part? we have turned into a deadly illness into a chronic one -- turned it from a deadly all this into a chronic one that people can live with and be healthy with. but getting insurance coverage, if you are self-employed or needing individual coverage, the pre-existing conditions make it said these patients cannot get coverage -- so that these patients cannot get coverage. the only way they get coverage is if they filed disability and no longer work anymore because of their illness. they don't get treatment, they get ill, they file for disability
part d are doing something with medicare part d. hiv and aids have come a long way since the 1980's. but now that they are cutting medicare part d, what is your take on that? thank you. guest: the h.i.v.-aids patient care is a nice microcosm for thinking about what is happening in corporate medicare part -- what is happening in care. but why wouldn't hiv or aids patient qualify for medicare -- would and hiv or aids patient qualify for medicare, given that they are on disability for the most...
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medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some point, we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not go way out of black. i am sure there are some details -- we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not have things going out of wahack. it has to be reformed for the younger generations because it is going bankrupt. why not give people the same health care plan we have in congress? that is the kind of proposal of reform for medicare -- [applause] >> as i have said before, this is an entirely legitimate proposal. the prob
medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some...
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>> we have 98% of the people ensured we are going to cut medicare and cut for military people and have a trillion plus to pay for it and we are going to subsidize where other -- what other states have failed. i would stop it and i would ask for them to go back to the drawing board. everyone is entitled to some form of insurance. why do we need a one size fits all? >> sean: what is the latest? everything i'm reading about your race. you have challenged your 0 -- opponent martha cokely to a one-on-one debate. is she willing to debate you? >> i did a small debate today we have one monday she will meet with president ahmadinejad one-on-one but won't meet with me one-on-one. the people are fed up with the way things are going they can go to brown for the senate.com and stop the business as usual not only in massachusetts but more importantly nationally and give me a chance to bring common sense back to washington solve problems be an independent voice and vote for the things not only affecting our state but the country. >> sean: there's a huge controversy surrounding her and i wanted to kno
>> we have 98% of the people ensured we are going to cut medicare and cut for military people and have a trillion plus to pay for it and we are going to subsidize where other -- what other states have failed. i would stop it and i would ask for them to go back to the drawing board. everyone is entitled to some form of insurance. why do we need a one size fits all? >> sean: what is the latest? everything i'm reading about your race. you have challenged your 0 -- opponent martha...
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andditional medicare tax and a compromise whe you recognize the cost savings potentials, recognize the prioties of the president but at the same time mov towards the house byaving more progressive reven raisg other taxes like the medire tax or a small millionaire's tax. >> ifillwhat about that, sh bivens? >> some sort of coromise could useful here. >> ifill: li what? >> i mean, one, ha the nate bill move a little bit toward the hou. but if youant to do some ki of cost sharing i think you have to actually tget excessive befits. i n't think the excise tax does it. one can image a way of constructi a thax that goe after plans that are geners in terms of actual generosy of coverage. >> ifill: what is an eessive benefit. >> that's a biproblem too. one person's excesve benefits is anotr person's insulaon from risk. you have people, younow, i'm enough of an economist to beeve that people trade-off wages for the health insurance benets. they've voted th their feet. they clearly val these benefits. exceive is tough. but i would y if we are going to enforce more st sharing to benthe cost curve d
andditional medicare tax and a compromise whe you recognize the cost savings potentials, recognize the prioties of the president but at the same time mov towards the house byaving more progressive reven raisg other taxes like the medire tax or a small millionaire's tax. >> ifillwhat about that, sh bivens? >> some sort of coromise could useful here. >> ifill: li what? >> i mean, one, ha the nate bill move a little bit toward the hou. but if youant to do some ki of cost...
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it was to expand federal funding for medicare in nebraska. some said great, but what about our state? senator nelson took a lot of heat for this. he's a conservative leaning democrat in a strongly republican state. he's gone around the state and done all kinds of ads to explain his position, and finally he said to senator reed, let's take this off the table. he said let's give it to all states or take it out entirely. host: wlats going on in massachusetts -- with what's going on in massachusetts, how long until he could be sworn into the senate? guest: this is a matter of contention. you haveçó democratic-leaning officials in massachusetts saying it may take two weeks to officially process the win. thers÷ tradition in the senate it is not disputed, you get that person in there as quickly as possible. i can bet republicans would be crying foul if democrats tried to string this out and leave paul kirk the interim senator in there. i would suspect they would not get away with that. it would look like they were going against the will of the vo
it was to expand federal funding for medicare in nebraska. some said great, but what about our state? senator nelson took a lot of heat for this. he's a conservative leaning democrat in a strongly republican state. he's gone around the state and done all kinds of ads to explain his position, and finally he said to senator reed, let's take this off the table. he said let's give it to all states or take it out entirely. host: wlats going on in massachusetts -- with what's going on in...
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let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broke in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give -- we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system -- your tax dollars. but when we tried to eliminate them, suddenly there were ads on tv -- "oh, obama is trying to cut medicare." i get all these seniors writing letters: "why are you trying to cut my medicare benefits?" i'm not trying to cut your medicare benefits. i'm trying to stop paying these insurance companies all this money so i can give you a more stable program. the point is this: none of the big issues that we face in this country are simple. everybody wants to act like they're simple. everybody wants to say that they can be done easily. but they're complicated. they're tough. the health care system is a big, complicated system, and doing it right is hard. energy. if we want to be energy independent -- i'm for more oil production. i am for -- i am for new forms of energy. i'm for a safe nuclear industry. i'm not ideological about this. but we also have to acknowled
let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broke in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give -- we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system -- your tax dollars. but when we tried to eliminate them, suddenly there were ads on tv -- "oh, obama is trying to cut medicare." i get all these seniors writing letters: "why are you trying to cut my medicare benefits?" i'm not trying to cut your medicare benefits. i'm trying to...
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there would be left over profit that could go to medicare. the must be millions who would not use their health care if medicare would open. we don't have to be in the shark tank with private insurers who would deny claims. host: and then they'll, virginia. on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i think this is pathetic that c- span is sending letters out. i did not ever remember when c- span ever sent a letter during the bush administration. obama said that, yes. he said from the white house. i remember john mccain, both parties, and all -- every other health institution was there to discuss what was going on. if you see the level of people calling, the intellectualism has drastically dropped. the guests invited over at c- span and his supporters and the people who comment always spew their venomous about partisan shship which is not helping. c-span needs to bring intellectuals, people with better credentials, and better recognized professionals to talk about issues. host: on data viewers point we received e-mail's yesterday from viewe
there would be left over profit that could go to medicare. the must be millions who would not use their health care if medicare would open. we don't have to be in the shark tank with private insurers who would deny claims. host: and then they'll, virginia. on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i think this is pathetic that c- span is sending letters out. i did not ever remember when c- span ever sent a letter during the bush administration. obama said that, yes. he said from the white...
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he's signing the medicare bill. this is the same month. july 1965. at that same time in the next week he is launching the first huge escalation, secretly without telling the american people, of the vietnam war. obama is, as i see it -- he has a vast vision for america. as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts, and i think it's going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if he succeeds or not. >> you don't think johnson, you know, johnson overreached or failed because of an overreach of the great society? you think it was all undone because of vietnam? >> let me give you an example. 1965 everything looks better and then the money starts to go for vietnam. you know, if i can just take one more minute. if you read the notes of his meetings, he used to call them the tuesday cabinet meetings. they were up on the second floor of the white house in the family dining room. often with just four people. mcnamara, george bundy, and chairman of the chiefs of staff. you suddenly say, g
he's signing the medicare bill. this is the same month. july 1965. at that same time in the next week he is launching the first huge escalation, secretly without telling the american people, of the vietnam war. obama is, as i see it -- he has a vast vision for america. as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts, and i think it's going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if he succeeds or not. >> you don't think...
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at a time when people eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. starting this year, 2010, those who turned 65 or born after world war ii, and for the next 15 years the number of people who are eligible for the medicare program is going to increase dramatically and during that time i think we're going to see he a need to have -- to see a need to have a significant reform for the medicare program but the money saved is going to be made available to have more people covered under the program, not to divert it to set up a whole new government spending scheme. we've been joined by the gentleman from iowa, and i'd like to yield to mr. king for his comments about the balance budget amendment. mr. king: i thank the gentleman from virginia, mr. goodlatte, for leading on this special order tonight and for leading on fiscal responsibility here in the united states congress. this balanced budget amendment is something i'm proud to be an original co-sponsor of. i've done so every time that this has been offered since i've been here in congress and the dialogue
at a time when people eligible for medicare is going to skyrocket. starting this year, 2010, those who turned 65 or born after world war ii, and for the next 15 years the number of people who are eligible for the medicare program is going to increase dramatically and during that time i think we're going to see he a need to have -- to see a need to have a significant reform for the medicare program but the money saved is going to be made available to have more people covered under the program,...
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using medicare and gove)nment insurance, health insurance funds. harry reed let us down on the healthcare reform and there's way - europeans have a gas tax to pay for healthcare. we use 84 million barrels of oil in this country a day. we could pay for healthcare by putting a dollar a tax on gasoline and harry reed let us down by not walking the walk. count less hours on that issue as well. app)eciate your comments on senator reid. roy, republican line. you're on c-span. good morning. caller: i love my country and all it's people so much. i'm so tired of groups being pitted against each other. this is simple when you think about it. the people who support god given free will verses those that don't and you call in and they tell you what you should and shouldn't talk about. that makes my point right there. sir, you can talk about anything you want to and we have a constitution, a bill of rights and a lot of american people call us tea baggers, what you want but we stand up for everyone's freedom and we love this country. happy new year. >> randy, ind
using medicare and gove)nment insurance, health insurance funds. harry reed let us down on the healthcare reform and there's way - europeans have a gas tax to pay for healthcare. we use 84 million barrels of oil in this country a day. we could pay for healthcare by putting a dollar a tax on gasoline and harry reed let us down by not walking the walk. count less hours on that issue as well. app)eciate your comments on senator reid. roy, republican line. you're on c-span. good morning. caller: i...
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based on medicare cuts new regulations, penalties, people ads looking at the health care reform as constitutional, if it does not violate the excessive fines and punishment. you can go to jail or pay a fine for not having this kind of program. all of these are very legitimate concerns that people are taking security and affordability. people talk about security -- is national security but it is also a social security. affordability -- that can beat the tax and the deficit, that could be college tuition, that could be the cost of living and quality of life, that could be entrepreneurship. wall street, main street -- all of that has to do with affordability. that is what we hear is important to the voters going into 2010. with respect to the new democratic congress, how will that bode well for republicans? it may bode even better for conservatives. many people laughed when we talk about how conservatism is on the upswing when present obama got reelected. the gun and 60 votes in the senate, including al franken, but it turns out that they could not pass many of the things that they could not pat bri
based on medicare cuts new regulations, penalties, people ads looking at the health care reform as constitutional, if it does not violate the excessive fines and punishment. you can go to jail or pay a fine for not having this kind of program. all of these are very legitimate concerns that people are taking security and affordability. people talk about security -- is national security but it is also a social security. affordability -- that can beat the tax and the deficit, that could be college...